Davina McCall: I'm fed up with people attacking Big Brother

Davina McCall has admitted that constant criticism of Big Brother is starting to get to her.

Leave BB alone: Davina McCall

The 41-year-old host of the reality TV show said she is getting fed up with being bombarded with messages from people telling her how much they hate it. She said: "If you are, for some unknown reason, not enjoying BB, please don't tell me. It's really harshing my mellow."

McCall also revealed that certain social situations make her uncomfortable when people get "snobby" about her job.

She said: "I love doing Big Brother. As a presenter, the longevity of the show really appeals to me. For me it's pure entertainment. It is a bit of a guilty pleasure.

"I'm really in the firing line because whenever I go out, if I go out to a posh dinner party, I just get abuse from start to finish about presenting Big Brother.

"They say, 'Surely you should be presenting something more highbrow or interesting?' And if say, 'I really find it interesting, I'm sorry', people are so snobby about it. It's just an entertainment programme."

McCall, who has presented the show since the first series in 2000, also confirmed that there would be another Big Brother next year.

Writing on her Twitter page, she said: "Message to all. There is another BB next year. I am presenting it."

Meanwhile, contestants Freddie Fisher and Angel McKenzie were last night nominated for eviction by their fellow housemates live on air.

Fisher, 24, who changed his name by deed poll to Halfwit to become a housemate, took his third nomination well.

He said: "Again? Gosh. I thought I might get a week off." But the prospect of facing the public vote was too much for Russian artist McKenzie, 35, who got five nominations, and she had to be comforted by Fisher.